Chords for The Platters - The Great Pretender
Tempo:
115.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Bb] [C] [Db] [C]
[F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F]
pretender
[Bb] Pretending that [F] [A] [Bb] my need [C] is such
[F] [Bb]
[F] I'm alone
[C] [F]
[C] Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Cm] [Bb] A trip in a world of [F]
[Bb] my [C] own
I've played the game
[F] But to my [Bb] real shame
[F] You've left me [C] to dream [F] All alone
[Bb] Too real is this [F] feeling
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What my [F] heart [C] can't conceal
Oh [F]
yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] [Bb] I'm
[F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
[F] Pretending [C] that you're [F] still around
[Bb] Too real is this feeling
[F] Oh make believe
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What [F] my heart [C] can't conceal
Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] I'm
You [Bb] see, [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
Come on, [G] sing it with me
[F]
Pretending [Ab] that [C] you're [Bbm] still [G] around
[F]
[N] I should have done this
I won't do that again
Let me try
[Ab] Pretending [C]
that you're still around
[Bb]
[Am]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Db] [F]
[N]
[Bb]
[N] Thank you Rock and Roll Palace and Lenny Welch
We're the Platters saying goodnight and God bless you
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[Eb] [G] [Ab]
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[Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [G]
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[Bb] [Am]
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[Cm]
[Bb] [C] [Db] [C]
[F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F]
pretender
[Bb] Pretending that [F] [A] [Bb] my need [C] is such
[F] [Bb]
[F] I'm alone
[C] [F]
[C] Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Cm] [Bb] A trip in a world of [F]
[Bb] my [C] own
I've played the game
[F] But to my [Bb] real shame
[F] You've left me [C] to dream [F] All alone
[Bb] Too real is this [F] feeling
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What my [F] heart [C] can't conceal
Oh [F]
yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] [Bb] I'm
[F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
[F] Pretending [C] that you're [F] still around
[Bb] Too real is this feeling
[F] Oh make believe
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What [F] my heart [C] can't conceal
Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great [F] pretender
[Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] I'm
You [Bb] see, [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
Come on, [G] sing it with me
[F]
Pretending [Ab] that [C] you're [Bbm] still [G] around
[F]
[N] I should have done this
I won't do that again
Let me try
[Ab] Pretending [C]
that you're still around
[Bb]
[Am]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Db] [F]
[N]
[Bb]
[N] Thank you Rock and Roll Palace and Lenny Welch
We're the Platters saying goodnight and God bless you
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [G] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G]
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Key:
Bb
F
Eb
C
Cm
Bb
F
Eb
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
_ [F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F]
pretender
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Pretending that _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] my need [C] is such
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] I'm alone
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] pretender
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] A trip in a world of [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] my [C] own
I've played the game
[F] But to my [Bb] real shame
[F] You've left me [C] to dream [F] All alone
_ _ [Bb] Too real is this _ [F] _ _ feeling
_ [Bb] Too real when I feel
What my [F] heart [C] can't conceal
Oh _ _ [F]
yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] _ pretender
_ [Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
_ I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] _ [Bb] I'm
_ [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
_ _ [F] Pretending [C] that you're [F] still _ around
[Bb] Too real is this feeling
[F] Oh make believe
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What [F] my heart [C] can't conceal
_ Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] pretender
_ _ [Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown _
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] I'm
You [Bb] see, _ [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
_ Come on, [G] sing it with me
_ _ _ _ [F]
Pretending _ _ [Ab] that _ [C] you're _ [Bbm] still [G] around
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [N] I should have done this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I won't do that again
Let _ me try _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Pretending _ _ _ [C]
that you're _ _ _ _ _ _ still _ _ _ around
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Thank you Rock and Roll Palace and Lenny Welch
_ We're the Platters saying goodnight and God bless you
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_ [F] Oh yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F]
pretender
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Pretending that _ [F] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] my need [C] is such
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] I'm alone
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] pretender
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] A trip in a world of [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] my [C] own
I've played the game
[F] But to my [Bb] real shame
[F] You've left me [C] to dream [F] All alone
_ _ [Bb] Too real is this _ [F] _ _ feeling
_ [Bb] Too real when I feel
What my [F] heart [C] can't conceal
Oh _ _ [F]
yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] _ pretender
_ [Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown
_ I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] _ [Bb] I'm
_ [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
_ _ [F] Pretending [C] that you're [F] still _ around
[Bb] Too real is this feeling
[F] Oh make believe
[Bb] Too real when I feel
What [F] my heart [C] can't conceal
_ Oh [F] yes, [Bb] I'm the great _ [F] pretender
_ _ [Bb] Just laughing and gay
[F] Like the clown _
I [Bb] seem [C] to be what [F] I'm
You [Bb] see, _ [F] I'm wearing [C] my heart like [A] a crown
_ Come on, [G] sing it with me
_ _ _ _ [F]
Pretending _ _ [Ab] that _ [C] you're _ [Bbm] still [G] around
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [N] I should have done this _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I won't do that again
Let _ me try _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Pretending _ _ _ [C]
that you're _ _ _ _ _ _ still _ _ _ around
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] Thank you Rock and Roll Palace and Lenny Welch
_ We're the Platters saying goodnight and God bless you
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